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GUARDIAN
benefits
Guardian understands
that the decision to allow someone in your home to provide care to your loved one is a difficult decision. Guardian provides Just-in-time
access to Pre-screened Caregivers to provide your companion care. At Guardian, we know how important it is to have peace of mind in one's own home; in an effort
to achieve that an extensive background check including a nationwide search and a 7 year felony in the state which
they reside, as well as, reference check is performed on each companion. We continually follow up with clients
for changes or additional needs, so that the client has the schedule of care requested. In addition, we provide
a replacement companion in the event that an assigned companion will be absent. We are always available to answer
your questions and to meet your needs. We can be reached during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. until 4:00
p.m. or after hours through the aide of our professional answering service.
Guardian is
a private pay agency. However, we can assist you in the filing process for your reimbursement through (faxing,
preparing envelopes, emailing etc.):
1. Long Term Care Insurance
2. Private Health Insurance.
Guardian In Home Services, Inc
is a member of PCA:
Private Care Association, Inc is a national association representing
and providing for the needs of the private duty, in home care referral industry. |
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BENEFITS
to consumers
• Just-in-time access to prescreened, pre-credential-verified care
providers who possess the specific certification, if any, that the consumer seeks
• Care providers can be obtained for an emergency on short notice, for respite care
and for serving as a consumer's primary care provider
• The right to select a care provider and to continue working with a specific care provider until the consumer
or the care provider elect to discontinue the relationship
• The right to negotiate directly with the care providers on issues such as:
• When, Where and the Type of services will be provided, When the services begin
and when the services will cease.
• A registry serving as the liaison through which the consumer can communicate information to a care provider
ADVANTAGES
of consumer-directed care
The principle advantages of consumer-directed care are that it costs
less, provides consumers greater participation in decisions concerning their care, allows consumers to individually
select caregivers, provides greater continuity in caregiver relationships, more generously compensates the caregiver,
and supports caregiver entrepreneurship.
BENEFITS
to care providers
• Assistance in identifying client opportunities
• An impartial third-party background-screen and credential-verification service, which enhances a care provider's
marketability by providing consumers with the peace of mind derived from knowing that the care provider has passes
a rigorous screening process undertaken by an independent third- party firm
• The right to remain with a consumer on a continuous basis, so long as the care provider and the consumer wish
to continue the relationship
• The ability to negotiate care objectives with the consumer directly
• The right to earn a larger percentage of the gross amount the consumer pays for home care
• Registries, because of their limited role in a home care transaction, charge relatively
low transaction fees, which result in care provider retaining more of the fee a consumer pays
• The flexibility to pick and choose among service opportunities offered, and thereby select which consumers to
work with, when to work and where to work
• Registries only inform care providers about opportunities available; the care providers
always retain the unqualified right to select which, if any, opportunities to pursue.
PRINCIPAL
difficulties encountered by consumers who obtain a caregiver on their own
• Finding a reliable care provider generally
• Finding a reliable care provider on short notice
• Finding a reliable care provider who can provide respite care during a scheduled absence of a primary care provider
• Undertaking appropriate background check on care-provider candidates
• Both generally and when a care provider is needed on short notice
• Verifying claimed credentials of care-provider candidates
• Both generally and when a care provider is needed on short notice |
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